Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Chosen Through DNA Matches, Abiathar Smith Robinson's Father

Nadene Goldfoot

Ah, shucks. It has taken DNA matches to veer me straight into Abiathar Smith Robinson's father and he isn't a John after all. It has to be Israel Robinson born in 1800 which isn't far off of the pre-thought John Robinson, living in Julia Ann Tuller's home in 1850 in Royalton Vermont that I thought might be his father. This line is connected to the 17 Bartletts we have, and a lot of Smiths connected to them. It was the Robinson and Bartlett surnames that led me to someone I had matched several years ago on 23& Me, and now we had both moved over to Family Tree DNA and have been really working on it. Between here and GedMatch and trying our hand at triangulation with another match, we finally found a connection on the tree.

The oral history of Abiathar coming from NY seems to hold water now. I don't know what I"ll do about other stories like the Rix part of the family. Maybe that will connect. One can see from this tree that people had more than 2 children long ago, so maybe there's also another path other than all this one that will connect.

No, Israel is going to head straight to THE JOHN RobinsonREVEREND and BRIDGET WHITE who sent Pilgrims living in Holland to America on the Mayflower after all. What I'm going to do about our DNA DYS 393 being a 12, and not a 13, I don't know. but we match a DNA match found on FTDNA, and this is science. I cannot ignore this match that we have with myself, my brother and 1st male cousin. We're collecting more matches besides to ultimately connect to our tree through DNA. I'll show our tree from Major Ebenezer Robinson:PS, I see this line also holds another try at Abiathar's father where I show Abiathar in blue. I once thought that the James Robinson could have been his father.

Descendants of Ebenezer Robinson, Major1 Ebenezer Robinson, Majorb: February 07, 1735/36 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, English Colonyd: February 16, 1802 in Roxbury, Delaware, New York
..+Ann Susanna Stoneb: April 1741 in Framinghamd: December 25, 1783
.2 Ann Robinsonb: Bef. June 05, 1757 in Carmel, Putnam, New York
.2 Issachar Robinsonb: April 26, 1761 in Frederickstown, Dutchess, New Yorkd: February 06, 1850 in Middletown, Delaware, New York
.....+Huldah Willardb: 1768 in Pittstown, Rensselaer, New Yorkd: 1800 in Roxbury, Delaware, New York
.....3 Susanna Robinsonb: Abt. 1783d: 1855
.........+John Woolheaterb: Abt. 1791
.....3 Anna Robinsonb: Abt. 1784
.........+Dingee Adamsb: Abt. 1782
.....3 Hannah Robinsonb: Abt. 1785
.........+Ebenezer Sloatb: Abt. 1785
.....3 Lewis Robinsonb: Abt. 1787d: in Lost At Sea
.....3 Phoebe Robinsonb: Abt. 1789
.........+Samuel Jenkinsb: Abt. 1789
.....3 James Robinsonb: 1794 in Roxbury, Delaware, New Yorkd: February 17, 1869 in Delaware, New York
.........+Elizabeth "Betsey" Redmondb: 1796 in New Yorkd: in Delaware, New York
.........4 [1] Patrick Robinsonb: Abt. 1816 in Roxbury, Delaware, New Yorkd: July 08, 1896 in Ulster, New York
.............+Melinda Ingrahamb: 1825 in New York
.........*2nd Wife of [1] Patrick Robinson:
.............+Maryb: Abt. 1815 in New York
.........4 Nicholas Robinsonb: Abt. 1820 in Delaware County, New Yorkd: June 19, 1864 in Point Lookout, Maryland
.............+Emaline Unknownb: Abt. 1820 in New York
.........4 John R. Robinsonb: Abt. 1821
.........4 Harriet Robinsonb: 1834 in New York
.........4 Margaret Robinsonb: Abt. 1837 in New York
.....3 Daniel G. Robinsonb: 1796 in Roxbury, Delaware, New Yorkd: 1862
.........+Sophia Randallb: September 19, 1799 in prob. Roxbury, Delaware, New York
.........4 Mary Robinsonb: 1829 in prob. Roxbury, Delaware County, New York

Some people don't understand why we pursue such a hobby as genealogy. Well, it's personal. It's our family and who we come from. It's why we laugh or cry, feel nervous or sad or happy. We are made up of certain people throughout the ages and inherit some of their traits as well as their faults, problems, etc. Now, the finding of others, knowing we share something of ourselves with them, is detective work. It's solving a puzzle work. It's so exciting to track down a clue. The ultimate now is to have their picture and information automatically click into my tree once I find where they belong on my FTDNA tree !

About Me

I'm the American Nadene Goldfoot. Another lives in England. I'm the one who went to Israel and lived there from 1980 to the end of 1985. I'm an amateur genealogist for our family who also has expanded interests into dna. I now spend my time writing in my 3 blogs teaching about Israel and defending her position.

On my tree I have found Rabbi Samson Wertheimer, RASHI, and King David through DNA testing. Another branch holds the kings and queens of England by genealogy. When current events become deplorable, I turn to this hobby for a lift. It's all whetted my appetite for ancient history of Israel.